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Bachelor's-7% vs national median54 grads tracked

Visual and Performing Arts, General at CUNY Lehman College

Ranked 25th of 44 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts, General by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$35,940
middle 50%: $24,465 – $50,767
Median · 5 years out
$45,751
middle 50%: $30,437 – $56,312
Median · 10 years out
n/a
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Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Visual and Performing Arts, General (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of CUNY Lehman College's bachelor's program in Visual and Performing Arts, General earn a median $35,940 one year after graduating, rising to $45,751 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 7% below the national median of $49,164 for this field, ranking 25th of 44 reporting programs.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.

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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
9.5 yrs
≈ $10,724 total interest

Same major at other universities

Bowling Green State University
$47,392 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston - Downtown
$46,994 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Parkside
$46,532 · 5 yrs out
Colorado Mesa University
$46,394 · 5 yrs out
Worcester State University
$46,093 · 5 yrs out
Iowa State University of Science & Technology
$45,912 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Abington
$45,244 · 5 yrs out
Christopher Newport University
$45,129 · 5 yrs out
University of Mary Washington
$44,849 · 5 yrs out
Virginia State University
$44,669 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana State University in Shreveport
$43,433 · 5 yrs out
Southern Oregon University
$43,255 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at CUNY Lehman College

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$120,368 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$118,745 · 5 yrs out
History (Master's)
$113,650 · 5 yrs out
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Master's)
$111,686 · 5 yrs out
English Language and Literature/Letters (Master's)
$105,332 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$102,363 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$96,791 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts (Master's)
$91,385 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$90,454 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$88,262 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$86,849 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$84,604 · 5 yrs out

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